Yakutsk Oblast

Yakutsk Oblast
Якутская область (Russian)
Oblast of Russian Empire (1805–1917), Russian Republic, and RSFSR (1918–1920)
1805–1920
Coat of arms of Yakutsk Oblast
Coat of arms

Yakutsk Oblast within the Russian Empire

CapitalYakutsk
Area 
• 
3,489,689 km2 (1,347,376 sq mi)
Population 
• 1897
269,880[1]
 • TypeOblast
Historical era19th century
• Established
1805
• Disestablished
1920
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Irkutsk Governorate
Yakut ASSR
Today part ofSakha Republic

Yakutsk Oblast (Russian: Якутская область) is a historical oblast (province) within the Russian Empire and the RSFSR (until 1920). It corresponds with the modern day Sakha Republic. The administrative center was Yakutsk.

  1. ^ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г." Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-12-05.